By: Jordan Modjeski, SJU Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
Round 2 Results
DESTIN, Fla. – Saint John's golf is 13th out of 25 teams after the second round of the three-day Golfweek October Classic on Monday, Oct. 19, at Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort's Raven G.C. (par 71).
No. 6 Illinois Wesleyan leads the field thanks to its 6-under par 278. No. 14 Wisconsin-Eau Claire is tied for second (+7, 575) with No. 10 Oglethorpe (Ga.), followed by No. 20 Hampden-Sydney (Va.) and No. 11 Whitman (Wash.) in a tie for fourth (+9, 577).
SJU shot a 293 (+9) to move up five spots into a tie with Wabash (Ind.). The Johnnies begin the third and final round Tuesday at 8:25 a.m., golfing alongside No. 20 Hampden-Sydney (Va.), No. 23 Trinity (Texas) and Rhodes (Tenn.). The Johnnies are five shots out of the top 10, where Bethel sits after dropping two spots in round two.
Senior Nate Appelhof (Blaine, Minn./Totino-Grace) had another impressive day, carding a two-over par 73. Appelhof had three birdies and five bogeys, three of which came on par 4s. He is currently 11th with a 70-73-143 (+1) through two rounds. He and Bethel freshman Sander Ohe are the top two MIAC golfers in the tournament thus far.
Sophomore Austin Roloff (Minneapolis, Minn./Spring Lake Park) had the Johnnies' best round of the day, carding an even-par 71 to move into a tie for 29th and up 11 spots on the leaderboard. Roloff started his day with a pair of bogeys on holes Nos. 1-2, but birdied two more before the turn. He added a pair of four-shot birdies on the back nine and moved back to even on hole No. 17.
Junior Gavin Grahek (Maple Grove, Minn.) made up ground on day two, jumping 24 golfers into a tie for 74th. Despite a triple on his second of the day and three-consecutive birdies before the turn, Grahek parred six-consecutive holes and ended his round with three birdies in a row for a 73.
Sophomore Luke Ehmke (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge) moved up four spots into a tie for 83rd with a 76 and three birdies on the day. Freshman William Andrus (St. George, Utah/Homeschool) shot a 77 to round out the five Johnnies.
